Posted: Wed 06 Nov 2013, 15:19 Post subject:
What was behind the decision to use kernel 3.9.11 ?Subject description: researching things to make my own pup

I see that precise 5.7.1 is using kernel 3.9.11. Why ? Research curiosity only; absolutely nothing confrontational or demanding. I appreciate all the efforts that have gone into Puppy Linux !

I have a project in mind and want stability so I'm making a tool chain with Ubuntu 12.04.x LTS in mind. Looking over Puppy I was happy to see a release for Precise which is the Ubuntu label for 12.04.x LTS. This looked great so I can do some things in both distributions under the the theory if I make a .deb in the Ubuntu environment with the same kernel and gnu tool chain I should be able to just install it in puppy precise 5.7.1. When confirming versions for my tool chain I notice the Ubuntu kernel is 3.8.x

Further digging sees that kernel 3.9.11 is an end of life release and for Ubuntu "Saucy" 13.10 though the Ubuntu Saucy release I looked over is using kernel 3.12 ?

What was involved in the decisions to not use the regular Precise kernel version ? I plan on using OpenCL and restricted video drivers that build off the kernel sources so am concerned about getting my tool chain right for that. I've also posted a question in the beginner board about not being able to complete a woof2 5.7.1 build out-of-the-box.

Thanks all for the opportunity to work with this neat distribution. Appreciate any thoughts and pointers !

This looked great so I can do some things in both distributions under the the theory if I make a .deb in the Ubuntu environment with the same kernel and gnu tool chain I should be able to just install it in puppy precise 5.7.1.

You can still install that deb package and it will work, different kernel versions will not be a problem.

What was involved in the decisions to not use the regular Precise kernel version ? I plan on using OpenCL and restricted video drivers that build off the kernel sources so am concerned about getting my tool chain right for that. I've also posted a question in the beginner board about not being able to complete a woof2 5.7.1 build out-of-the-box.

aufs and other puppy patches, but not sure why not 3.10 ... it is LTS now_________________Check out my github repositories. I may eventually get around to updating my blogspot.

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